The effect of the addition of daily fruit and nut bars to diet on weight, and cardiac risk profile, in overweight adults

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 543-551

  Davidi, A ^a   Reynolds, J ^a   Njike, V Y ^a   Ma, Y ^a   Doughty, K ^a   Katz, D L ^a,b  

^a Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk; Fruit; Nut; Overweight; Snack

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUT; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTS; OVERWEIGHT; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 81355160663     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01201.x     Document Type: Article

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